CONTENTS 21 AUG – 18 SEP 2014 | LIST.CO.UK
I t’s that time of year again, folks: when we all breathe a collective sigh of relief / wistfulness that the Fringe is finally (almost) over – though this year, we’re nostalgic about the Commonwealth Games too.
But there’s loads in store this autumn as well. As part of our Autumn Film Special, we look at Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch’s first ever film release, God Help the Girl (page 14). We’re also excited about Sin City 2 (page 17), the Dardenne brothers’ Two Days, One Night (page 15), a great roster of upcoming family films (page 20) and next year’s awards contenders (page 23).
Elsewhere, author David Mitchell spoke to us about his Booker-longlisted novel, The Bone Clocks (page 26), while Ali Smith’s How to be Both – also on the longlist – gets a five-star review (page 47). We preview this year’s hottest video game release, Destiny (page 32), and the East End Social’s Last Big Weekend (page 50, 69) puts a lovely musical full stop on what’s been one fantastic summer for Glasgow. And with only a few weeks left to go until the Independence Referendum, we take a look back at the lead-up over the last few years (page 24). Whether it’s aye or naw, we’ll see you in a month.
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SIN CITY 2
FRANK MILLER'S NEO-NOIR GRAPHIC NOVEL GETS ITS LONG-AWAITED SECOND CINEMATIC OUTING
THE LAST BIG WEEKEND
YOUNG FATHERS, HUDSON MOHAWKE, JAMES MURPHY & CO END GLASGOW'S AWESOME SUMMER
DAVID MITCHELL
THE CLOUD ATLAS AUTHOR ON HIS NEW BOOKER-LONGLISTED NOVEL, THE BONE CLOCKS
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GOD HELP THE G IRL : BELLE AND SEBAST IAN 'S STUART MURDOCH RELEASES H IS DEBUT F ILM
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GOD HELP THE GIRL Initially started as a side project by Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch, God Help the Girl has blossomed into the singer-songwriter’s full-length directorial debut. Emily Browning, Olly Alexander and Game of Thrones star Hannah Murray take on the role of the twee-pop posse at the film’s heart – find out what Murray has to say about her experiences on set, and her nervousness at meeting Murdoch, from page 14.
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FILM SPECIAL In addition to God Help the Girl, we look ahead at some of the other significant film releases in the coming months, including Robert Rodriguez’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. DAVID MITCHELL The author of number9dream and Cloud Atlas discusses writing for Twitter, political activism and his forthcoming Booker- longlisted novel, The Bone Clocks.
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